If you've ever owned a Nintendo Switch, you'll no doubt know what the system's menu looks like. However, a prototype Switch NAND that's been discovered shows that Nintendo had a much grander home menu for the Switch, in the early days of the system's development. The UI images are taken from a mockup that was found on the NAND of a prototype Nintendo Switch unit. The user who shared the images notes that they must be moderately early on in the Switch's planning cycle, as the final UI style was locked in around late 2016. The early menu images are dated 2015, though it's uncertain if the album date is correct.

In the images, you can see a large banner would have been displayed for each game, with the game icons shown at the bottom, as well as the battery for individual JoyCons, the Switch itself, and the internet connection all being shown in the bottom right corner of the screen, instead of the top. The mockups also show 3DS and Wii U titles being used as placeholder images.

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[Asia81]

the banner image on the top is so cool, like the 3d models for 3ds titles
Instead of this, we have a shitty square on a black/white bg.

 

[Marc_LFD]

That looks better.

Damn shame Nintendo simplified it even more.

 

[linkinworm]

Loading PNG files per game must have tanks performance hard

 

[Deleted member 194275]

Prototype better than final version? Nintendo learning with car manufacturers?

 

[Mayo1990]

Too bad we ended up with the soulless corpo thing we ended up getting

 

[SylverReZ]

That looks better.

Damn shame Nintendo simplified it even more.

Typical corporate BS. I like this one better over the one that we have now.

 

[Flame]

homebrew scene you know what you have to do.

 

[orangy57]

i am absolutely not geeking when I say I swear this was shown off years ago, like YEARS YEARS ago ~2017 or so.

EDIT: ehh nevermind it was close but this UI is much different than the one that was leaked years ago. The older leak just looks like an early version of the actual UI while this has a different UI altogether. Sucks that they couldn't be assed to add PNGs to each game considering they went above and beyond for stuff like the 3D banners for 3DS games

 

[PacBunnyXV07]

Will this menu design be use in the Switch 2?

 

[RyanTheArchivist]

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If you've ever owned a Nintendo Switch, you'll no doubt know what the system's menu looks like. However, a prototype Switch NAND that's been discovered shows that Nintendo had a much grander home menu for the Switch, in the early days of the system's development. The UI images are taken from a mockup that was found on the NAND of a prototype Nintendo Switch unit. The user who shared the images notes that they must be moderately early on in the Switch's planning cycle, as the final UI style was locked in around late 2016. The early menu images are dated 2015, though it's uncertain if the album date is correct.

In the images, you can see a large banner would have been displayed for each game, with the game icons shown at the bottom, as well as the battery for individual JoyCons, the Switch itself, and the internet connection all being shown in the bottom right corner of the screen, instead of the top. The mockups also show 3DS and Wii U titles being used as placeholder images.

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So basically its just the same thing but a large banner when hovering over a title. That and the quick applets are full apps making them more annoying to access.

 

[Flame]

Will this menu design be use in the Switch 2?

No, Nintendo will save it for switch 4. when Microsoft buy them out.

 

[AdenTheThird]

I bet that's why there's a setting for Themes in the settings that feels like it should have more options, despite only having Light and Dark. Shame--I like this idea better.

 

[diggeloid]

No, Nintendo will save it for switch 4. when Microsoft buy them out.

False. Those large banners take up too much space that could otherwise be used for the Bing Bar™

 

[Moe87]

Yeah, I agree with others about this one is much better than current Switch background.

 

[smileyhead]

I imagine they were planning to have 3D and/or animated banners like on the Wii and 3DS. They would've looked so nice…

 

[Noctosphere]

That looks better.

Damn shame Nintendo simplified it even more.

Artist : We present you this magnificent UI for the Switch
Boss : Nah, looks too expensive, make one less expensive
Artist : But sir, my wage won't change, I'm already paid for it anyway.
Boss : I don't care, make something less expensive

 

[Xdqwerty]

I hate when the final product is worse

 

[PacBunnyXV07]

No, Nintendo will save it for switch 4. when Microsoft buy them out.

Gotta save budget for better sticks.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Gotta save budget for better sticks.

What better sticks?